103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3731

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Dan Ugaste

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 505/8  from Ch. 120, par. 424
55 ILCS 5/5-1185
60 ILCS 1/Art. 24 heading
60 ILCS 1/24-10
60 ILCS 1/24-15
60 ILCS 1/24-20
60 ILCS 1/24-30
60 ILCS 1/24-35
605 ILCS 5/6-140
605 ILCS 5/6-135 rep.

    Amends the Dissolution of Townships in McHenry County Article of the Township Code. Renames the Article and makes it applicable to all counties under township organization. Amends the Counties Code and the Motor Fuel Tax Law making conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Changes provisions requiring road districts in townships in Lake County and McHenry County to be abolished if the roads of the road district are less than 15 miles in length to require all townships to abolish such road districts. Repeals provisions making abolition permissive for townships with road districts that have roads of less than 15 miles in length. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Motor Fuel Tax Law is amended by changing
5Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 505/8)  (from Ch. 120, par. 424)
7    Sec. 8. Except as provided in subsection (a-1) of this
8Section, Section 8a, subdivision (h)(1) of Section 12a,
9Section 13a.6, and items 13, 14, 15, and 16 of Section 15, all
10money received by the Department under this Act, including
11payments made to the Department by member jurisdictions
12participating in the International Fuel Tax Agreement, shall
13be deposited in a special fund in the State treasury, to be
14known as the "Motor Fuel Tax Fund", and shall be used as
15follows:
16    (a) 2 1/2 cents per gallon of the tax collected on special
17fuel under paragraph (b) of Section 2 and Section 13a of this
18Act shall be transferred to the State Construction Account
19Fund in the State Treasury; the remainder of the tax collected
20on special fuel under paragraph (b) of Section 2 and Section
2113a of this Act shall be deposited into the Road Fund;
22    (a-1) Beginning on July 1, 2019, an amount equal to the
23amount of tax collected under subsection (a) of Section 2 as a

 

 

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1result of the increase in the tax rate under Public Act 101-32
2shall be transferred each month into the Transportation
3Renewal Fund;
4    (b) $420,000 shall be transferred each month to the State
5Boating Act Fund to be used by the Department of Natural
6Resources for the purposes specified in Article X of the Boat
7Registration and Safety Act;
8    (c) $3,500,000 shall be transferred each month to the
9Grade Crossing Protection Fund to be used as follows: not less
10than $12,000,000 each fiscal year shall be used for the
11construction or reconstruction of rail highway grade
12separation structures; $5,500,000 in fiscal year 2022 and each
13fiscal year thereafter shall be transferred to the
14Transportation Regulatory Fund and shall be used to pay the
15cost of administration of the Illinois Commerce Commission's
16railroad safety program in connection with its duties under
17subsection (3) of Section 18c-7401 of the Illinois Vehicle
18Code, with the remainder to be used by the Department of
19Transportation upon order of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
20to pay that part of the cost apportioned by such Commission to
21the State to cover the interest of the public in the use of
22highways, roads, streets, or pedestrian walkways in the county
23highway system, township and district road system, or
24municipal street system as defined in the Illinois Highway
25Code, as the same may from time to time be amended, for
26separation of grades, for installation, construction or

 

 

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1reconstruction of crossing protection or reconstruction,
2alteration, relocation including construction or improvement
3of any existing highway necessary for access to property or
4improvement of any grade crossing and grade crossing surface
5including the necessary highway approaches thereto of any
6railroad across the highway or public road, or for the
7installation, construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of
8safety treatments to deter trespassing or a pedestrian walkway
9over or under a railroad right-of-way, as provided for in and
10in accordance with Section 18c-7401 of the Illinois Vehicle
11Code. The Commission may order up to $2,000,000 per year in
12Grade Crossing Protection Fund moneys for the improvement of
13grade crossing surfaces and up to $300,000 per year for the
14maintenance and renewal of 4-quadrant gate vehicle detection
15systems located at non-high speed rail grade crossings. In
16entering orders for projects for which payments from the Grade
17Crossing Protection Fund will be made, the Commission shall
18account for expenditures authorized by the orders on a cash
19rather than an accrual basis. For purposes of this requirement
20an "accrual basis" assumes that the total cost of the project
21is expended in the fiscal year in which the order is entered,
22while a "cash basis" allocates the cost of the project among
23fiscal years as expenditures are actually made. To meet the
24requirements of this subsection, the Illinois Commerce
25Commission shall develop annual and 5-year project plans of
26rail crossing capital improvements that will be paid for with

 

 

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1moneys from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund. The annual
2project plan shall identify projects for the succeeding fiscal
3year and the 5-year project plan shall identify projects for
4the 5 directly succeeding fiscal years. The Commission shall
5submit the annual and 5-year project plans for this Fund to the
6Governor, the President of the Senate, the Senate Minority
7Leader, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
8Minority Leader of the House of Representatives on the first
9Wednesday in April of each year;
10    (d) of the amount remaining after allocations provided for
11in subsections (a), (a-1), (b), and (c), a sufficient amount
12shall be reserved to pay all of the following:
13        (1) the costs of the Department of Revenue in
14    administering this Act;
15        (2) the costs of the Department of Transportation in
16    performing its duties imposed by the Illinois Highway Code
17    for supervising the use of motor fuel tax funds
18    apportioned to municipalities, counties and road
19    districts;
20        (3) refunds provided for in Section 13, refunds for
21    overpayment of decal fees paid under Section 13a.4 of this
22    Act, and refunds provided for under the terms of the
23    International Fuel Tax Agreement referenced in Section
24    14a;
25        (4) from October 1, 1985 until June 30, 1994, the
26    administration of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law,

 

 

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1    which amount shall be certified monthly by the
2    Environmental Protection Agency to the State Comptroller
3    and shall promptly be transferred by the State Comptroller
4    and Treasurer from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Vehicle
5    Inspection Fund, and for the period July 1, 1994 through
6    June 30, 2000, one-twelfth of $25,000,000 each month, for
7    the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2003, one-twelfth
8    of $30,000,000 each month, and $15,000,000 on July 1,
9    2003, and $15,000,000 on January 1, 2004, and $15,000,000
10    on each July 1 and October 1, or as soon thereafter as may
11    be practical, during the period July 1, 2004 through June
12    30, 2012, and $30,000,000 on June 1, 2013, or as soon
13    thereafter as may be practical, and $15,000,000 on July 1
14    and October 1, or as soon thereafter as may be practical,
15    during the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015,
16    for the administration of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection
17    Law of 2005, to be transferred by the State Comptroller
18    and Treasurer from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund into the
19    Vehicle Inspection Fund;
20        (4.5) beginning on July 1, 2019, the costs of the
21    Environmental Protection Agency for the administration of
22    the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005 shall be
23    paid, subject to appropriation, from the Motor Fuel Tax
24    Fund into the Vehicle Inspection Fund; beginning in 2019,
25    no later than December 31 of each year, or as soon
26    thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall

 

 

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1    direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the
2    Vehicle Inspection Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund any
3    balance remaining in the Vehicle Inspection Fund in excess
4    of $2,000,000;
5        (5) amounts ordered paid by the Court of Claims; and
6        (6) payment of motor fuel use taxes due to member
7    jurisdictions under the terms of the International Fuel
8    Tax Agreement. The Department shall certify these amounts
9    to the Comptroller by the 15th day of each month; the
10    Comptroller shall cause orders to be drawn for such
11    amounts, and the Treasurer shall administer those amounts
12    on or before the last day of each month;
13    (e) after allocations for the purposes set forth in
14subsections (a), (a-1), (b), (c), and (d), the remaining
15amount shall be apportioned as follows:
16        (1) Until January 1, 2000, 58.4%, and beginning
17    January 1, 2000, 45.6% shall be deposited as follows:
18            (A) 37% into the State Construction Account Fund,
19        and
20            (B) 63% into the Road Fund, $1,250,000 of which
21        shall be reserved each month for the Department of
22        Transportation to be used in accordance with the
23        provisions of Sections 6-901 through 6-906 of the
24        Illinois Highway Code;
25        (2) Until January 1, 2000, 41.6%, and beginning
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1    Department of Transportation to be distributed as follows:
2            (A) 49.10% to the municipalities of the State,
3            (B) 16.74% to the counties of the State having
4        1,000,000 or more inhabitants,
5            (C) 18.27% to the counties of the State having
6        less than 1,000,000 inhabitants,
7            (D) 15.89% to the road districts of the State.
8        If a township is dissolved under Article 24 of the
9    Township Code, the county in which the township lies
10    McHenry County shall receive any moneys that would have
11    been distributed to the township under this subparagraph,
12    except that a municipality that assumes the powers and
13    responsibilities of a road district under paragraph (6) of
14    Section 24-35 of the Township Code shall receive any
15    moneys that would have been distributed to the township in
16    a percent equal to the area of the dissolved road district
17    or portion of the dissolved road district over which the
18    municipality assumed the powers and responsibilities
19    compared to the total area of the dissolved township. The
20    moneys received under this subparagraph shall be used in
21    the geographic area of the dissolved township. If a
22    township is reconstituted as provided under Section 24-45
23    of the Township Code, McHenry County or a municipality
24    shall no longer be distributed moneys under this
25    subparagraph.
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1Department of Transportation shall allot to each municipality
2its share of the amount apportioned to the several
3municipalities which shall be in proportion to the population
4of such municipalities as determined by the last preceding
5municipal census if conducted by the Federal Government or
6Federal census. If territory is annexed to any municipality
7subsequent to the time of the last preceding census the
8corporate authorities of such municipality may cause a census
9to be taken of such annexed territory and the population so
10ascertained for such territory shall be added to the
11population of the municipality as determined by the last
12preceding census for the purpose of determining the allotment
13for that municipality. If the population of any municipality
14was not determined by the last Federal census preceding any
15apportionment, the apportionment to such municipality shall be
16in accordance with any census taken by such municipality. Any
17municipal census used in accordance with this Section shall be
18certified to the Department of Transportation by the clerk of
19such municipality, and the accuracy thereof shall be subject
20to approval of the Department which may make such corrections
21as it ascertains to be necessary.
22    As soon as may be after the first day of each month, the
23Department of Transportation shall allot to each county its
24share of the amount apportioned to the several counties of the
25State as herein provided. Each allotment to the several
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1proportion to the amount of motor vehicle license fees
2received from the residents of such counties, respectively,
3during the preceding calendar year. The Secretary of State
4shall, on or before April 15 of each year, transmit to the
5Department of Transportation a full and complete report
6showing the amount of motor vehicle license fees received from
7the residents of each county, respectively, during the
8preceding calendar year. The Department of Transportation
9shall, each month, use for allotment purposes the last such
10report received from the Secretary of State.
11    As soon as may be after the first day of each month, the
12Department of Transportation shall allot to the several
13counties their share of the amount apportioned for the use of
14road districts. The allotment shall be apportioned among the
15several counties in the State in the proportion which the
16total mileage of township or district roads in the respective
17counties bears to the total mileage of all township and
18district roads in the State. Funds allotted to the respective
19counties for the use of road districts therein shall be
20allocated to the several road districts in the county in the
21proportion which the total mileage of such township or
22district roads in the respective road districts bears to the
23total mileage of all such township or district roads in the
24county. After July 1 of any year prior to 2011, no allocation
25shall be made for any road district unless it levied a tax for
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1extension of such tax against the taxable property in any such
2road district at a rate of not less than either .08% of the
3value thereof, based upon the assessment for the year
4immediately prior to the year in which such tax was levied and
5as equalized by the Department of Revenue or, in DuPage
6County, an amount equal to or greater than $12,000 per mile of
7road under the jurisdiction of the road district, whichever is
8less. Beginning July 1, 2011 and each July 1 thereafter, an
9allocation shall be made for any road district if it levied a
10tax for road and bridge purposes. In counties other than
11DuPage County, if the amount of the tax levy requires the
12extension of the tax against the taxable property in the road
13district at a rate that is less than 0.08% of the value
14thereof, based upon the assessment for the year immediately
15prior to the year in which the tax was levied and as equalized
16by the Department of Revenue, then the amount of the
17allocation for that road district shall be a percentage of the
18maximum allocation equal to the percentage obtained by
19dividing the rate extended by the district by 0.08%. In DuPage
20County, if the amount of the tax levy requires the extension of
21the tax against the taxable property in the road district at a
22rate that is less than the lesser of (i) 0.08% of the value of
23the taxable property in the road district, based upon the
24assessment for the year immediately prior to the year in which
25such tax was levied and as equalized by the Department of
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1$12,000 per mile of road under the jurisdiction of the road
2district, then the amount of the allocation for the road
3district shall be a percentage of the maximum allocation equal
4to the percentage obtained by dividing the rate extended by
5the district by the lesser of (i) 0.08% or (ii) the rate that
6will yield an amount equal to $12,000 per mile of road under
7the jurisdiction of the road district.
8    Prior to 2011, if any road district has levied a special
9tax for road purposes pursuant to Sections 6-601, 6-602, and
106-603 of the Illinois Highway Code, and such tax was levied in
11an amount which would require extension at a rate of not less
12than .08% of the value of the taxable property thereof, as
13equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, or, in
14DuPage County, an amount equal to or greater than $12,000 per
15mile of road under the jurisdiction of the road district,
16whichever is less, such levy shall, however, be deemed a
17proper compliance with this Section and shall qualify such
18road district for an allotment under this Section. Beginning
19in 2011 and thereafter, if any road district has levied a
20special tax for road purposes under Sections 6-601, 6-602, and
216-603 of the Illinois Highway Code, and the tax was levied in
22an amount that would require extension at a rate of not less
23than 0.08% of the value of the taxable property of that road
24district, as equalized or assessed by the Department of
25Revenue or, in DuPage County, an amount equal to or greater
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1road district, whichever is less, that levy shall be deemed a
2proper compliance with this Section and shall qualify such
3road district for a full, rather than proportionate, allotment
4under this Section. If the levy for the special tax is less
5than 0.08% of the value of the taxable property, or, in DuPage
6County if the levy for the special tax is less than the lesser
7of (i) 0.08% or (ii) $12,000 per mile of road under the
8jurisdiction of the road district, and if the levy for the
9special tax is more than any other levy for road and bridge
10purposes, then the levy for the special tax qualifies the road
11district for a proportionate, rather than full, allotment
12under this Section. If the levy for the special tax is equal to
13or less than any other levy for road and bridge purposes, then
14any allotment under this Section shall be determined by the
15other levy for road and bridge purposes.
16    Prior to 2011, if a township has transferred to the road
17and bridge fund money which, when added to the amount of any
18tax levy of the road district would be the equivalent of a tax
19levy requiring extension at a rate of at least .08%, or, in
20DuPage County, an amount equal to or greater than $12,000 per
21mile of road under the jurisdiction of the road district,
22whichever is less, such transfer, together with any such tax
23levy, shall be deemed a proper compliance with this Section
24and shall qualify the road district for an allotment under
25this Section.
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1is imposed under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law,
2road districts may retain their entitlement to a motor fuel
3tax allotment or, beginning in 2011, their entitlement to a
4full allotment if, at the time the property tax extension
5limitation was imposed, the road district was levying a road
6and bridge tax at a rate sufficient to entitle it to a motor
7fuel tax allotment and continues to levy the maximum allowable
8amount after the imposition of the property tax extension
9limitation. Any road district may in all circumstances retain
10its entitlement to a motor fuel tax allotment or, beginning in
112011, its entitlement to a full allotment if it levied a road
12and bridge tax in an amount that will require the extension of
13the tax against the taxable property in the road district at a
14rate of not less than 0.08% of the assessed value of the
15property, based upon the assessment for the year immediately
16preceding the year in which the tax was levied and as equalized
17by the Department of Revenue or, in DuPage County, an amount
18equal to or greater than $12,000 per mile of road under the
19jurisdiction of the road district, whichever is less.
20    As used in this Section, the term "road district" means
21any road district, including a county unit road district,
22provided for by the Illinois Highway Code; and the term
23"township or district road" means any road in the township and
24district road system as defined in the Illinois Highway Code.
25For the purposes of this Section, "township or district road"
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1forest preserve districts and conservation districts. The
2Department of Transportation shall determine the mileage of
3all township and district roads for the purposes of making
4allotments and allocations of motor fuel tax funds for use in
5road districts.
6    Payment of motor fuel tax moneys to municipalities and
7counties shall be made as soon as possible after the allotment
8is made. The treasurer of the municipality or county may
9invest these funds until their use is required and the
10interest earned by these investments shall be limited to the
11same uses as the principal funds.
12(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-230, eff. 8-9-19;
13101-493, eff. 8-23-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-558, eff.
148-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
 
15    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing and
16renumbering Section 5-1185, as added by Public Act 101-230, as
17follows:
 
18    (55 ILCS 5/5-1185)
19    Sec. 5-1185. Dissolution of townships in McHenry County.
20If a township in McHenry County dissolves as provided in
21Article 24 of the Township Code, the county McHenry County
22shall assume the powers, duties, and obligations of each
23dissolved township as provided in Article 24 of the Township
24Code.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
2    Section 15. The Township Code is amended by changing the
3heading of Article 24 and Sections 24-10, 24-15, 24-20, 24-30,
4and 24-35 as follows:
 
5    (60 ILCS 1/Art. 24 heading)
6
ARTICLE 24. DISSOLUTION OF
7
TOWNSHIPS IN MCHENRY COUNTY
8(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
9    (60 ILCS 1/24-10)
10    Sec. 24-10. Definition. As used in this Article,
11"electors" means the registered voters of any single township
12in a county under township organization McHenry County.
13(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
14    (60 ILCS 1/24-15)
15    Sec. 24-15. Dissolving a township in McHenry County. By
16resolution, the board of trustees of a any township located in
17McHenry County may submit a proposition to dissolve the
18township to the electors of that township at the election next
19following in accordance with the general election law. The
20ballot shall be as provided for in Section 24-30.
21(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 

 

 

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1    (60 ILCS 1/24-20)
2    Sec. 24-20. Petition requirements; notice.
3    (a) Subject to the petition requirements of Section 28-3
4of the Election Code, petitions for a referendum to dissolve a
5township located in McHenry County must be filed with the
6governing board of the township, the county board of McHenry
7County, and the county clerk McHenry County Clerk not less
8than 122 days prior to any election held throughout the
9township. Petitions must include:
10        (1) the name of the dissolving township;
11        (2) the date of dissolution; and
12        (3) signatures of a number of electors as follows: (A)
13    for any township, the number of signatures shall be the
14    larger of (i) 5% of the total ballots cast in the township
15    in the immediately preceding election that is of an
16    election type comparable to the election for which the
17    petition is being filed, or (ii) 250 signatures. All
18    signatures gathered under this paragraph (3) must be
19    signed within 180 days prior to the filing of a petition.
20    (b) The proposed date of dissolution shall be at least 90
21days after the date of the election at which the referendum is
22to be voted upon.
23    (c) If a valid petition is filed under subsection (a),
24then the county clerk McHenry County Clerk shall, by
25publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation
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1days prior to the election at which the referendum is to be
2voted on, give notice in substantially the following form:
 
3    NOTICE OF PETITION TO DISSOLVE (dissolving township).
4    Residents of (dissolving township) and (county) McHenry
5    County are notified that a petition has been filed with
6    (dissolving township) and (county) McHenry County
7    requesting a referendum to dissolve (dissolving township)
8    on (date of dissolution) with all real and personal
9    property, and any other assets, together with all
10    personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities being
11    transferred to (county) McHenry County.
12(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
13    (60 ILCS 1/24-30)
14    Sec. 24-30. Referendum; voting.
15    (a) Subject to the requirements of Section 16-7 of the
16Election Code, the referendum described in Section 24-25 shall
17be in substantially the following form on the ballot:
18--------
19    Shall the (dissolving
20township), together with any road
21districts wholly within the                   YES
22boundaries of (dissolving
23township), be dissolved on (date          --------------
24of dissolution) with all of

 

 

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1the township and road district
2property, assets, personnel,                   NO
3obligations, and liabilities being
4transferred to (county) McHenry County?
5-------------------------------------------------------------
6    (b) The referendum is approved when a majority of those
7voting in the election from the dissolving township approve
8the referendum.
9(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
10    (60 ILCS 1/24-35)
11    Sec. 24-35. Dissolution; transfer of rights and duties.
12When the dissolution of a township has been approved under
13Section 24-30:
14        (1) On or before the date of dissolution, all real and
15    personal property, and any other assets, together with all
16    personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the
17    dissolving township and road districts wholly within the
18    boundaries of the dissolving township shall be transferred
19    to the county McHenry County. All funds of the dissolved
20    township and dissolved road districts shall be used solely
21    on behalf of the residents of the geographic area within
22    the boundaries of the dissolved township.
23        After the transfer of property to the county under
24    this paragraph, all park land, cemetery land, buildings,
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1    dissolving township must be utilized for the primary
2    benefit of the geographic area of the dissolving township.
3    Proceeds from the sale of the park land, cemetery land,
4    buildings, or facilities after transfer to the county must
5    be utilized for the sole benefit of the geographic area of
6    the dissolved township.
7        (2) On the date of dissolution, the dissolving
8    township is dissolved.
9        (3) On and after the date of dissolution, all rights
10    and duties of the dissolved township may be exercised by
11    the county board McHenry County Board solely on behalf of
12    the residents of the geographic area within the boundaries
13    of the dissolved township. The duties that may be
14    exercised by the county include, but are not limited to,
15    the administration of a dissolved township's general
16    assistance program, maintenance and operation of a
17    dissolved township's cemeteries, and the county assessor
18    or county supervisor of assessments Chief County
19    Assessment officer of McHenry County exercising the duties
20    of the township assessor.
21        (4) The county board McHenry County Board shall not
22    extend a property tax levy that is greater than 90% of the
23    property tax levy extended by the dissolved township or
24    road districts for the duties taken on by the county
25    McHenry County. This property tax levy may not be extended
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1    subsequent years, this levy shall be bound by the
2    provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
3        A tax levy extended under this paragraph may be used
4    for the purposes allowed by the statute authorizing the
5    tax levy or to pay liabilities of the dissolved township
6    or dissolved road districts that were transferred to the
7    county under paragraph (1). The taxpayers within the
8    boundaries of the dissolved township are responsible to
9    pay any liabilities transferred to the county: the county
10    shall reduce spending within the boundaries of the former
11    township in the amount necessary to pay off any
12    liabilities transferred to the county under paragraph (1)
13    that are not covered by the assets enumerated in paragraph
14    (1) or taxes under this paragraph.
15        (5) All road districts wholly within the boundaries of
16    the dissolving township are dissolved on the date of
17    dissolution of the dissolving township, and all powers and
18    responsibilities of each road district are transferred to
19    the county McHenry County except as provided in paragraph
20    (6).
21        (6) The county board of McHenry County shall give
22    written notice to each municipality whose governing board
23    meets within the boundaries of a dissolving township that
24    the municipality may make an offer, on or before 60 days
25    after the date of dissolution of the dissolving township,
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1    responsibilities of a road district or road districts
2    wholly inside the dissolving township. The notice shall be
3    sent to each municipality on or before 30 days after the
4    date of dissolution of the township. Any eligible
5    municipality may, with consent of its governing board,
6    make an offer to assume all of the powers and
7    responsibilities of the dissolving township's road
8    district or road districts. A municipality may offer to
9    assume the powers and responsibilities only for a limited
10    period of time. If one or more offers are received by the
11    county McHenry County on or before 60 days after the date
12    of dissolution of the dissolving township, the county
13    board of McHenry County shall select the best offer or
14    offers that the board determines would be in the best
15    interest and welfare of the affected resident population.
16    If no municipality makes an offer or if no satisfactory
17    offer is made, the powers and duties of the dissolving
18    township's road district or road districts are retained by
19    the county McHenry County. The municipality that assumes
20    the powers and duties of the dissolving township's road
21    district or road districts shall not extend a road
22    district property tax levy under Division 5 of Article 6
23    of the Illinois Highway Code that is greater than 90% of
24    the road district property tax levy that was extended by
25    the county on behalf of the dissolving township's road
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1    municipality.
2        (7) On the date of dissolution of the township or road
3    district, elected and appointed township officers and road
4    commissioners shall cease to hold office. An elected or
5    appointed township official or township road commissioner
6    shall not be compensated for any other duties performed
7    after the dissolution of the township or road district
8    that they represented. An elected township official or
9    township road commissioner shall not have legal recourse
10    relating to the ceasing of their elected or appointed
11    positions upon the ceasing of their position.
12(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
13    Section 20. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
14changing Section 6-140 as follows:
 
15    (605 ILCS 5/6-140)
16    Sec. 6-140. Abolishing a township road district within
17Lake County or McHenry County with less than 15 miles of roads.
18A Any township in Lake County or McHenry County shall abolish a
19road district of that township if the roads of the road
20district are less than 15 centerline miles in length, as
21determined by the county engineer or county superintendent of
22highways. A road district is abolished on the expiration of
23the term of office of the highway commissioner of the road
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1county engineer or county superintendent of highways of the
2length, in centerline mileage, of the roads within the road
3district to be abolished.
4    On the date of abolition: all the rights, powers, duties,
5assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and
6responsibilities of the road district shall by operation of
7law vest in and be assumed by the township; the township board
8of trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a road
9district abolished under this Section and shall exercise all
10duties and responsibilities of the highway commissioner as
11provided in this Code; and for purposes of distribution of
12revenue, the township shall assume the powers, duties, and
13obligations of the road district. The township board of
14trustees may enter into a contract with the county, a
15municipality, or a private contractor to administer the roads
16added to its jurisdiction under this Section.
17(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
18    (605 ILCS 5/6-135 rep.)
19    Section 25. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
20repealing Section 6-135.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.